Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-08

oil the leading financiers OF the country
TO call upon him with schemes that he
eventually became interested in and at
first be refused an audience. The other
day he broke this rule and gave two
hours OF bis valuable time to listen 20 n
number of Colonel Thomas +. Ochil-
trees stories.
Senator Hearst, Of California, and q
number OF other wealthy men are in
terosted in mine in South Carolina
which they desired to call 10 Mr..
Fields attention. Mr.. Hearst, know
ing what difficult matter it was TO see
MIR Field, delegated Colonel Ochiltrce
TO present the matter to him, as well as
Mr.. / manuel Motz. who is the super
intoIdcnt of the mine. Mr.. Mott,
like Colonel Ochiltree, is fond Of tell
ing good yarn, and he is ready at any
time TO give an important business
matter second place to story Any
how. the other day Ochiltree and Not
won't TO MIR. Fields Office and sent ~
their cards In their turn they were
received by the millionaire. Mr.. Field
seemed to be delighted to meet Ochil-
tree, and to consider it relief from
his business cares. Mr.. Field hap
pcnod to mention III Paso, Texas, when
Colonel Ochltree remarked, "That
puts me in mind of a story"
THE CoLoNEL's STORY.
81 shall never forget" he continued.
"the last time that | was in III PGSo
1t That time 1t was filed with border
iuilans, and there was no more value
IlacCd on human life than on the exist
eucc OF member Of the animal crea
ton. After breakfast one morning
went into Il barbcr-shop to get shaved.
The barber was long haired individ
ual, and over the mirror hung n rife
and on each side Of it revolver. Tho
barber knew who | was very well, and
Was particularly polite. After putting
the lather on my face he hap
Vtned to glance around, and suddenly
said 20, you viii have to cXcust
ne a moment, Colonel Ochiltree, therc
is q couple of men outside who hay
said they intended to kill me- With
out saying any more the barber reached
up, took down his rifle, fired two shots
and both of the men, ] afterwards
learned, fell dead. He came back ana
proceeded TO shave me in the most un-
concerned, mcthodical manner, whllc
in an Indifferent way he told me about
what be bad done. 1t seemed like
hOms While he wss shaving me, and J
ncvCr felt so relieved in my life as wheI
| got out Of the chair.
MR.. MOTIF AND THE MONKEYS.
Just as Colonel Ochiltree concluded
his story the cards of n number of busi-
ncsS.mcn were sent into Mr.. Field, ana
he sent out word that they would have
To wait Then Mr.. MOtz insisted upon
telling a story. Re said that he had
500 monkeys employed on small plan
tation adjoining his farm.
"Six monkeys" said Mr.. Mot.
" can pick as much cotton rs one ne
gro, and it costs practically nothing to
keep them, but / finally had to IL
them go. The colOrcd and white help
around there formed an organization
which Loycotted ne. Finally, | wa
made a social outcsst. The ncighbors
refused TO associate with me, and con
sidrcd me the mCanest white man ~
that pant of the country. So ! was
compelled 10 remove the monkey labor
and employ other help. Then ! used
the monkeys to scratch gravel IN my
mine. The first time let off blast Il
terrified them so that there was regu-
lar stampede. and over half of them
disappeared the others | have shipped
up here to New York, aud have been
selling them to italian organ grinders. ~
When this story was finished nearly
All hour of Mr.. Fields valuable tim
had been taken ND and cards continued
TO be sent into him. so that Colonel
Ochitrce and his friend Mr.. Mott re-
tired without explaining the object OF
their visit.
When they came back to the hotel,
where Senator Hearst was awaiting
them they were asked what success
they had.
well. to tell the truth, said Colo
mel Ochiltrce, Mott and ! got 10 tel
ing Field so many stories and occupied
50 much Of his time that | was really
ashamed to use any more of 1t talking
business to him, so | didn't mention
the matter.
The practical California Senator ex
messcd a great lack Of confidence III
The business ability of his two agents,
Int added, on hearing some Of The
stories, that they were Il couple OF first
rate Liars.
JACOB sHARP's HOME LIFE.
jake Sharp comes to trial within a
week and the event will interest til,
whole country. # is singular that, a.
much MS his name has been before tn
Iublic. nothing is ever said about hi.
lone life or his early struggles, and yet
both are unusually full Of interest
Jacob Sharp began life i'll the northern
pa1t Of New York as Il poor boy. VIII,
had TO work so hard for his daily brea'
that there WIG little time left for study
and whatever spare time he did have
WIS given up to experiments which h'
bopod would result in the inyenhng o
something that would be the founda
ton Of a fortune, for he was ambitious
and he worked with "A quiet, doSSe.
persistence that WAS bound to succeed
fcople were divided in their opinion
of him. some thinking him a fool
others believing him genius Mhci
ne was nineteen he married his presen
wife. who was then about fourteen am
tltv went to live in a little log-cabn
which he had built with his own hands
lie made all the furniture, and some o
il was beautifully carved 10y the aid o
a jack-knife. ,u
Their home was on the edge OF tn
forest. which lie cleared little by little
working for farmers about at 81 pe
month and having but little time t
work at home. Still he managed to cul
tivate enough to give them living Il
addition to his wages. Here their hrs
child was born.
FROM POVERTY TO AFFLUENCE.
During the first five years OF thel
married life no two ever worked harde
than they, and il was not long beioi
tbeirindustry and frugality began to tel
| About this time Mr.. Sharp patented III
horseshoe, which was the foundation {
his future success, and this was folio"
ed by other inventions i'll rapid succe'
sion. In l849 they left Rome and cam
10 New York and prospered.
Their first child was born III log
calm. their last in house worth $lO,